Teaching Skills for Doctoral Students (TSDS)
This course runs as a standalone series and is administered by RIDA.
The sessions in the Teaching Skills course are:
1. Introduction to teaching in HE – Setting the scene; teaching at Sheffield Hallam University (Mandatory session)
2. Session planning and ‘delivery’ – How to plan effective sessions
3. Active Learning – introduction and exploration of active learning approaches
4. Personal approaches / theories – relating personal approaches to teaching with theoretical ideas
Students who successfully complete the TSDS course and have teaching experience, may then want to consider working towards an Advance HE Associate Fellowship award. Information about the programme to support this will be shared with TSDS completers.
The TSDS course normally runs twice per year, with sessions in November and February/March.
The dates for 2026/27 will be confirmed shortly at which point you can complete an Expression of Interest Form to register your interest in being included in the next TSDS cohort. There are a limited number of places available on each TSDS cohort and the relevant Heads of Research Degrees (HORDs) will make a decision on who is eligible for a place.
In addition, for PGR students who teach we offer the following training:
Decoding the language of assessment and giving clear assessment feedback
Digital skills for PGRs who teach
If you have any questions, please contact rida@shu.ac.uk in the first instance. Academic queries will be forwarded to the relevant staff.